Rules of teeth development align microevolution with macroevolution in extant and extinct primates
Macroevolutionary biologists have classically rejected the notion that higher-level patterns of
divergence arise through microevolutionary processes acting within populations. For …
divergence arise through microevolutionary processes acting within populations. For …
Teeth, prenatal growth rates, and the evolution of human-like pregnancy in later Homo
Evidence of how gestational parameters evolved is essential to understanding this
fundamental stage of human life. Until now, these data seemed elusive given the skeletal …
fundamental stage of human life. Until now, these data seemed elusive given the skeletal …
Integrating genealogy and dental variation: contributions to biological anthropology
Genealogical samples that couple dental data and documented relatedness information
provide unique opportunities to examine the biological foundations of tooth variation. Over …
provide unique opportunities to examine the biological foundations of tooth variation. Over …
Unexpected variation of human molar size patterns
JC Boughner, DF Marchiori, GV Packota - Journal of human evolution, 2021 - Elsevier
A tenet of mammalian, including primate dental evolution, is the Inhibitory Cascade Model,
where first molar (M1) size predicts in a linear cline the size and onset time of the second …
where first molar (M1) size predicts in a linear cline the size and onset time of the second …
Keeping 21st century paleontology grounded: Quantitative genetic analyses and ancestral state reconstruction re-emphasize the essentiality of fossils
Simple Summary Over the last two decades of biological research, our understanding of
how genes determine dental development and variation has expanded greatly. Here, we …
how genes determine dental development and variation has expanded greatly. Here, we …
Segmental series and size: clade-wide investigation of molar proportions reveals a major evolutionary allometry in the dentition of placental mammals
Iterative segments such as teeth or limbs are a widespread characteristic of living
organisms. While their proportions may be governed by similar developmental rules in …
organisms. While their proportions may be governed by similar developmental rules in …
Why the long teeth? Morphometric analysis suggests different selective pressures on functional occlusal traits in Plio-Pleistocene African suids
D Yang, A Pisano, J Kolasa, T Jashashvili, J Kibii… - Paleobiology, 2022 - cambridge.org
Neogene and Pleistocene African suids displayed convergent evolutionary trends in the
third molar (M3) morphology, with increasingly elongated and higher crowns through time …
third molar (M3) morphology, with increasingly elongated and higher crowns through time …
Conserved and taxon-specific patterns of phenotypic modularity in the mammalian dentition
R Takenaka, SM Clay, S Yoo… - Integrative Organismal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Previous genotype: phenotype mapping of the mouse and primate dentition revealed the
presence of pre-and post-canine modules in mice and anthropoid primates, as well as molar …
presence of pre-and post-canine modules in mice and anthropoid primates, as well as molar …
A genotype: phenotype approach to testing taxonomic hypotheses in hominids
Paleontology has long relied on assumptions about the genetic and developmental
influences on skeletal variation. The last few decades of developmental genetics have …
influences on skeletal variation. The last few decades of developmental genetics have …
Neutral evolution of human enamel–dentine junction morphology
TA Monson, D Fecker… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Teeth have been studied for decades and continue to reveal information relevant to human
evolution. Studies have shown that many traits of the outer enamel surface evolve neutrally …
evolution. Studies have shown that many traits of the outer enamel surface evolve neutrally …